As part of the Leonardo Educators Initiative, the Leonardo Abstracts Service(LABS) is pleased to announce its first cycle of shortlisted peer reviewedabstracts. Scholars published in the first cycle in the Leonardo ElectronicAlmanac October 2004are:

LABS is seeking PhD, Masters and MFA thesis abstracts for its nextpublication cycle. Authors of theses interested in having their thesisabstract considered for publication should fill out the Thesis AbstractSubmittal form at http://leonardolabs.pomona.edu

Deadline for submission is: 15 November 2004

What is LABS?LABS is a comprehensive database of Ph.D., Masters and MFA thesis abstractsin the emerging intersection between art, science and technology.Individuals receiving advanced degrees in the arts (visual, sound,performance, text), computer sciences, the sciences and/or technology, whichin some way investigate philosophical, historical, or critical applicationsof science or technology to the arts, are invited to submit an abstract oftheir thesis for publication consideration in this database.

The LABS project does not seek to duplicate existing thesis databases butrather to give visibility to interdisciplinary work that is often hard toretrieve from existing databases. The abstracts are available online atPomona College, Claremont, California, so that interested persons can accessthem at no cost.

What is the Leonardo International Academic Community? The Leonardo International Academic Community is a mailing list to encouragediscussion and exchange of ideas (to join email: lea [@] mitpress [dot] mit[dot] edu with a brief introduction) amongst leaders and thinkers inacademia. Academics also receive the Leonardo International Faculty Alerts -announcing job and other opportunities in the field.